!To grant your admiration to someone is to give yourself a chance to be carried by their abilities or their moral values. Provided you don't fall into idolatry.
We don't really choose to admire. This affect can strike us at the sight of peaceful demonstrators facing violent repression, from reading an article about an extraordinary success. Sometimes, it settles over time, through contact with a loved one or by dint of frequenting a personality adorned with all the qualities from afar. A question then arises: is the experience of admiration superfluous, or necessary to learn from admired people and progress in our actions?
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